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Old 02-03-23, 07:36 PM
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avid cps bolts

Any tips for loosen really stuck AVid bb5 cps bolts? I cannot get them to loosen. Yes I am turning the right way; my mini wrench makes it impossible to do it wrong, lol. I'm not very strong (old lady) but I do have a mini ratchet wrench which usually gives me plenty of leverage. I can't loosen these suckers up. I'm concerned about putting anything like a penetrating oil near brakes. Any help? I was thinking about upgrading calipers to BB7 but I'm going to need to pull the bracket off the BB5s so these bolts have to open - plus it's supposedly necessary to just adjust them properly.
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